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From: Changes over time in prescription practices of pain medications in Switzerland between 2006 and 2013: an analysis of insurance claims

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Comparison of the mean annual dose in age groups 45 years and older to patients under the age of 45 years. The mean annual dose increase compared to the reference group of patients age younger than 45 years (1 = 100%). The mean annual dose of each pharmaceutical group was calculated by the mean annual dose per patient in the corresponding age group. The mean annual dose was divided by the mean annual dose in the reference group. ATC codes used: paracetamol (N02BE01, N02BE51, N02BE71), selected NSAIDs (M01AE01 + M01AE51 ibuprofen, M01AB05 + M01AB diclofenac, M01AG01 mefenamic acid), metamizole (N02BB02, N02BB52, N02BB72). Weak opioids (N02AA59, N02AX0, N02AX02, N02AX06), and strong opioids (N02AA01-5, N02AA55, N02AB02, NA02AB03, N02AE01, N02AF02, N07BC1-2)

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